Janus: Papers of George Airy

RGO Archives/RGO 6 contains:
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400	Transactions with the Royal Society
401	Correspondence with scientific bodies
402	Papers on the British Association
403	Papers on the British Association and Royal Institution
404	Correspondence on scientific institutes
405	Correspondence on scientific institutes
406	Correspondence with scientific societies
407	Correspondence with scientific societies
408	Correspondence with scientific societies
409	Correspondence on the British Association
410	Correspondence with scientific societies
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Papers of George Airy

Title	Correspondence on scientific institutes
Reference	RGO 6/405 (former reference: E2/5)
Covering Dates	1852–1854
Extent and Medium	1 box

Content and context

Correspondence concerning various scientific institutes, giving notification of rules, meetings, reports, agendas and other matters. The correspondents include E.W. Brayley, M. Faraday, Lord Rosse, E. Sabine, W. Whewell, Lord Wrottesley and J. Yates. The papers also includes minutes of the council of the British Association and a copy of the lecture given by Airy at the Royal Institution 'On the results of recent calculations on the Eclipse of Thales and other eclipses connected with it'.

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Faraday, Michael (1791-1867) natural philosopher

Parsons, William (1800-1867) 3rd Earl of Rosse, astronomer

Sabine, Sir Edward (1788-1883) Knight, army officer and physicist

Whewell, William (1794-1866) Master of Trinity College, Cambridge

Wrottesley, John (1798-1867) 2nd Baron Wrottesley, landowner and astronomer

British Association for the Advancement of Science

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